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高中英语选择性必修二Unit1
Science and Scientists
Using Language
According to previous learning, we have learned many outstanding scientists. Can you list some of them?
What will be included in your essay if you are writing about a great scientist?
Lead-in
Who is he? What did he do ?
When and where did these events happen?
What achievements did he make?
How did he make them?
Why could he make them?
what kind of person he is?
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Xuesen and Stephen Hawking.
Look at the pictures& the title to guess what the content of the text is
The text is mainly about
Pre-reading
a brief introduction of Qian
The type of the text is
Biography
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钱学森(1911-2009) ,享誉海内外的杰出科学家,我国弹、原子弹和人造卫星研究领域的开拓者,航天科学的奠基人。1991年国务院、中央军委授予他“国家杰出贡献科学家”荣誉称号和“一级英雄模范奖章”, 以表彰他对我国科技事业作出的杰出贡献。1999年中共中央、国务院、中央军委作出决定,授予钱学森“两弹一星功勋奖章”。
史蒂芬·霍金(1942-2018), 英国著名物理学家、宇宙学家、数学家。生前曾在英国剑桥大学担任卢卡斯数学教授(国际数学领域极具声望的教授职衔), 被认为是继爱因斯坦之后最杰出的理论物理学家之一。1963年,21岁的霍金被诊断患有肌肉萎缩性侧索硬化症,即运动神经细胞病,从此,霍金便不断与疾病斗争、挑战自我、奉献社会,是人类身残志坚的典范。他著有《时间简史》(A Brief History of Time)等著作,
对宇宙黑洞有独到的见地和研究。
1911
born in Shanghai
1932
studied aviation
entered SJT University
1935
went to the USA
1930s
helped conduct research
as a graduate assistant at CIT
1940s
founded the JPL
a pioneer in American jet and rocket technology
1955
returned to China
Careful-reading: Read Para 2-5 finish the timeline of education and work experience of Qian Xuesen
1. In what order does the writer develop the first text?
In time order
Read for details
Read the texts and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Qian changed his major because of a shift in personal interest.( )
2. Qian’s strong interest in art has a positive impact on a scientist’s development. ( )
3. When Hawking was young,almost everyone believed that the univers